day 2, sans cousin, Jared & Tessa, and books

quinn attended preschool again on monday, and his cousin was not around for support....so how did he do? due he's a rock star! he even told me 'bout a friend he made too! awe! but the teacher does want me to come for snack time...i guess things were a little crazy and he ended up taking a drink of someone else's juice...the teacher looked as though she was going to pass out...so i will bet attending snack time for at least a little while...no biggie.

need a good read? two of our friends, who happen to be pretty hip world travelers, not to mention wonderful people!, have just MOVED to spain! they moved there for jared to earn his MBA...i am sure they will be having tons of wonderful tales to tell...

speaking of stories...quinn's latest favorite bedtime book is no matter what...if you have kiddos, i recommend it.

an i am spent....phew....now THAT was tough

...FOR ME!

quinn couldn't wait to get rid of me! sheesh! if i hadn't of asked for a kiss i woulnd't have even gotten that! no lookin' back for this kid, just head on into preschool...no crying (on his end)!!!!!

he was great! not a single tear. He went through 'the gate' (safety feature) and was greeted by his cousin -adian- who took him by the hand and began showing him around. (side note: i was watching this from the other side of 'the gate'....his cousin led him to a room off of the main room, where they aren't allowed to go unless the teachers go with, and showed him that room. so of course quinn wants to go in and check it out. aidan comes running over to the teacher, and tells her that quinn went in that room, and the teacher tells aidan to go get him out. aidan tells quinn (i can't see quinn at this point) and aidan runs back to tell the teacher that he wont come out. so the teacher has to go get him. he wasn't in trouble, but that little stinker aidan!!!)

so i watch for a minute longer, and they are playing with the other kids. no freak out, no worries...he is just having a great time.

so i feel useless, and un-needed (is that a word?) and head to my car to go i-don't-know-where while i cry my eyes out. My baby is in preschool!!! being taken care of by someone else! and he didn't bat an eyelash! (which i know is great, but c'mon...a little sad to see me go????)

i call alyson...crying and talking to her as i drive to joanns to look at fabric for new curtains (which i didn't get b/c i was in a daze)...she helped me feel better...she has a fabulous way with words that i will never posess...so i stopped crying, but it felt so weird to not have him there...it was so quite...

i snuck in to pick him up and saw him eating his snacks at the little table with the little chairs, just like all the other kids. aidan spotted me, but i preformed the universal signal for 'shhhh' and he smiled and nodded his head. i watched little quinners be such a big boy, drinking from a big boy cup, sitting there so politely. he finshed his snack and skipped away, i just continued to watch.

another mom came and the teacher said...so-and-so you mom is here...quinn turned around and looked towards 'the gate' and saw me. he squealed with delight..."mommy!" and ran towards me.....i melted inside!!!! ah! he DOES love me!

the teacher gave us the EpiPen back along with his craft for the day, yup, my little guy made his first craft and i got weepy all over again.

he told me about his day in the car, and when he was done i asked if he liked it there and if he wanted to go back. yup. ok buddy, you got it.

so we came home and had lunch...i have never seen him eat a cashew butter and jelly sandwhich so fast, watched a bit of a movie and went to take a nap....and i took one too. i was emotionally spent. phew.

i woke up to the sound of rain...ahhhhhh....and he is still sleeping and that's that.

off to preschool....man i look sharp!



empty...



log cabin & covered wagon


future engineer...

abcd...efg...hijk...lmnop...qrs..tuv...wx..y & z

so i really strongly dislike (hate is such a nasty word) getting up early. REALLY DISLIKE. but i couldn't sleep this morning. at all. i looked at the clock...5:02 am. this is probably the norm for lots-o-folk....but not me. tryed, tryed to go bacl to sleep, no luck. why? completely anxiety stricken. my baby is off to preschool today. not only do i have the standard anxieety about letting you little one off into the world by himself...being taken care of by someome other than me or a close family member....but i also have to deal with the food allergy issues. We are taking baggies of snacks for him to have there and each day we have to take his epipen and benadryl in a baggie. he will do a few 'drop-in' days to get used to everything there, and at the end of august he will go each week, 2 days per week. i spoke with them administrators there the other day for quite some time, i felt better after that. they have had kids with FA before, just not this many or severe. keep us in your thoughts...i will post pics later.

{almost} month in review

ca-ray-zee busy i tell ya!


phew...*maybe* it will be a little calmer now....ha!

so what's been keeping me from posting? well...i was worinking again, creating ads for the fall issue of the henderson happenings for 2 weeks.

i watched aidan a few days and will be watching him more in the near future.

we gor our patio cover finished and i go tomorrow to pick out new cabinets & counter top for the kitchen! woo hoo!

i was getting my graphic design portfolio together.

and i have been getting things & products together for Christmas In July at the Guild.




I will be having a chat on friday at 7 pm...come join us....i BET there might even be a gift for you!!!!

sparklers in hand?

oooo! tomorrow is the fourth! (a dear friends fav-or-ite holiday!)

if ya get the itch to scrap your photos, go grab my newest mini kit, OH My Stars! super cute!

lazy weekend...

i am painting a mural in quinn's playroom, an ocean, here is what i have so far:

friday our patio cover was torn down, and saturday our new one was put up. quinn thought it was pretty cool to watch this go on. this morning we went to see Ratatouille...pretty cute and funny, but a little long and a touch to 'old' for quinn, as far as the plot. very very funny short film before the start, Lifted

and at the guild, our theme for the month is gifts from the heart.
i made a calendar that is business card size, for 2008. you can place your photos under, print them, cut them and set them in a business card holder on a desk, or they can fit in your wallet, great stocking stuffer!!!! start your holiday crafting now!!! :)